Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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803. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of a project (details supplied); when this project will proceed to the next stage; the timeframe for the project to reach tender and construction stages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39899/17]

Damien English (Meath West, Fine Gael)
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A five-year Fire Services Capital Programme is currently underway within my Department. This has an allocation of €40 million, based on the current annual €8 million allocation, to be used for the purchase of fire appliances and specialist equipment, building or upgrading of prioritised Fire Stations, an upgrade of the Communications and Mobilisation system and improvements to Training Centres. Under this programme, the list of priority projects to be progressed will be kept under review on an annual basis. 

Ballybay is included  under the 2016 - 2020 Capital Programme as a new build station project to be included in annual reviews. My Department requested a revised cost plan for the proposed project in July. On receipt of same my Department will consider the project further.

The projects in the Capital Programme are reassessed on an annual basis and priority may be adjusted to bring forward projects offering best value-for-money and to take account of the state of readiness of the projects.